Random Llama Press is offering short stories for sale!

Too busy to read a whole novel? How about a short story or a poetry collection? We give you the number of pages and for less than the cost of a cup of coffee, you can download and read a new story today! Read one on the way to work (or home), on your lunch break, or whenever you want to enter that "reader's heaven" and escape from life for a while.All stories have a short excerpt (with their length in pages Times New Roman 14) beside their title. These are "squeaky clean" stories - no obscenities, no sex, no graphic violence but they are adult stories and speak to those things we grapple with - facing our fears, overcoming obstacles, realizing our goals, etc. Further many are about creating a new paradigm, a new way of being in the world.Stories by Jadzia Cypress. Illustrations by Cynthia Percy.

Our first story offerings...

"Corners" (4 pages) $0.99 CDNIt was their eyes. She was afraid of their eyes. The glass eyes in their cloth faces gleamed, when the light from the night lamp caught them, making it difficult for the little girl to close hers. She was afraid to sleep with them watching. It was when she finally did, that the dreams came.A story of suspense and realization.

Pursuit (5 pages) $0.99 CDN

Pursuit (an excerpt) She ran. It gained on her. Each corner she cut, each gully she jumped over didn’t help her to increase the distance. She had always been an excellent distance runner; she knew her legs were moving as swiftly as possible her pace steady, unwavering. Yet looking over her shoulder each time it was closer. Relentless, untiring, it chased her. Mystery and Suspense.

Magic! (5 pages) $0.99 CDN

It was in the stillness that he found her. Curled up under a large shrub, as he was looking for a ball he had lost in a game. He blinked, unbelieving. She started, also unbelieving that he, a human boy, could have perceived her. What to do? His hand reached for her and caught her, as she froze in fright.... Gage ran home with the pixie tightly in his grasp.Heartwarming - a story of magic! Be the change you want to see - a story of creating peace out of war and chaos.

The Council (6 pages) $0.99 CDN

The convening of the Planetary Guidance was not done lightly. The Guidance was made up of representatives from all planets with space travel capability, who were considered highly evolved enough to be contacted. The Planetary Guidance dealt with matters concerning souvreignty of planets, inalienable rights, treaty matters, and any type of general or specific concern that went beyond one planet. At present, they had several territorial disputes to resolve, one accusation of sentient trafficking, but primarily they had been convened to attend to a presentation on a matter brought forward by Rumin of Cygnus. That matter concerned the future of Gaia and her inhabitants. Science fiction is used as a forum to discuss matters which would be too difficult or too explosive to deal with in a regular setting. So it is with this story, which is the introduction to a longer work.

Courage. A Truth Fable (15 pages) $1.50 CDN

Courage. A Truth Fable. At eighteen, Alison Jenkins was a petite red head with curly hair down to the small of her back. She had a splash of freckles across her nose and a ready smile. Being an outsider in her cohort bothered Alison occasionally. In truth the situation was not new to her. She had been an outsider from a very young age, not ever really fitting in with her own family. A story of survival with dignity – courage and character. It is an illustrated story.This story is the first chapter from the not yet released novel Clepsydra.

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